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Nov. 26 - Dec. 11	ODC/DANCE The Velveteen Rabbit	Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
Dec 1-3, 7:30pm Dec 3 & 4, 4:00 pm	Molly Rose-Williams & Co We Are All Friends An evening-length solo show incorporating dance, theater, story-telling, and a generous dash of the absurd to explore the trials and tribulations of love, and the promise and pitfalls of self-help culture. Created and performed by Molly Rose-Williams.	NOHSpace, San Francisco
Dec. 1-3, 8:00 PM	Ariellah and Darker Still Productions Circling Sorrows: Suffering Explorations-The Ache of Disconnect A walk in the garden of decline that is our world. Struggling to emerge from the dominant paradigm of disconnect…returning back into the world of connection.	CounterPulse, San Francisco
Dec. 1-4	Smuin Ballet The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.	Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 2-3, 7:30 pm	Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble In Parting... Premieres the full version of a suite of dances set to Mozart's "Gran Partita" exploring themes of love, loss, and joyous remembrance. Rounding out the program is a restaging of the pandemic piece Seasons of Distance, originally conceived as a site-specific outdoor work and newly envisioned with immersive projections of nature imagery.	Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto
Dec. 3-18	Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF Nutcracker Sweets A unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children, features a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi as pit conductor.	Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Cente, San Francisco
Dec. 8–27	San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker Helgi Tomasson’s San Francisco-inspired production is accompanied by a live orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. Casting.	War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Dec. 9-10,	Smuin Ballet The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.	Sunset Center, Carmel
Dec 14–16	Cal Performances Camille A. Brown & Dancers ink The final installment of the trilogy. Featuring Brown, the company of six dancers performs a series of duets and solos.	Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley
Dec. 14-24	Smuin Ballet The Christmas Ballet Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.	Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
Dec. 16-17	Peninsula Ballet Theatre Classic Nutcracker Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s professional Company is joined by the PBT Conservatory. Meet the cast onstage after each show.	Fox Theatre, Redwood City
Dec. 16 - 17, 7:30pm	ODC Pilot 73 Six Gestures on Being Six new original works by six choreographers range from humorous to solemn, reverent to militant, narrative to abstract, and encompass a spectrum of perspectives, physicalities, & experiences.	ODC Theater, San Francisco
Dec. 16, 7:00 pm Dec. 17, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Dec. 18, 2:00 pm	New Ballet The San Jose Nutcracker Choreography: Dalia Rawson, with historical references to the Santa Clara Valley. Music by the New Ballet Orchestra. My Very First Nutcracker, a special 45-minute performance for the youngest audience members (children and toddlers) takes place Sunday, December 18, 11:00 am.	California Theatre, San Jose
Dec 17: 1:00PM & 5:00PM Dec 18: 1:00PM	Oakland Ballet Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker With the Oakland Symphony and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir	Paramount Theatre, Oakland
Dec. 17-18	Bayer Ballet The Snow Queen Directed and choreographed by Inna Bayer, features new characters, re-envisioned choreography, and lighting effects.	Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 18, 7:00pm-9:00pm	Kathy Mata Ballet Winter Holiday Showcase Classical to contemporary, character dance, a variety of solos, duets, plus more, to recorded music and live piano.	ODC Theater, San Francisco

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